Chapter 1 - The Great Change

Deep discontent with what happening

Something profound is happening to us all. Something has been stirring in the heart of humanity for a very long time and as we move further into the 21st century something radical, profound and often scary is happening to everyone. It is as though the very core of us has been shaken loose and there is a continual and persistent call within that things are not right. The world is going mad and it often feels like the ship is sinking. We are experiencing a deep discontent and though we may be able to gain temporary relief in some activities, nothing seems to last or satisfy this feeling of lack and being unfulfilled.

There is a deep yearning within you for a happiness which is more lasting and authentic as you are constantly being made aware the deep gulf between the you that you want to be and the you that is living in the world at this time. You are aware, of a disturbing difference between the role you are playing with others in your life and the real self that you feel privately inside you. It is like being only half alive and sometimes like you are looking at life through a tunnel or a murky screen. There is an unstoppable, painful pull to express the feelings that will release you from the prison of the world of your past and the past of humankind.

Somehow you know instinctively that the world that you are experiencing, particularly the world of people, is not the way it is supposed to be. Surely there is another way. Why don’t others see it? Why is there so much hate and violence, pain and despair? There has to be another way. Where can I find it? How can I break free when there are so many things holding me back? How can my world change for the better when there is so much wrong with it?  Being only one person I am powerless to make any real difference? Where would I start even if I could?  These questions are very real and if they express your sentiments you are not alone.

Everything is in a state of change and everyone on this planet, at there own level of awareness and understanding, is feeling this pressure. The world we thought we knew is in a state of change and is being turned upside down. Nothing seems reliable or stable anymore. It is as if the world is wobbling, and you along with it.

You may have thought about, or have activated, or have recently changed your job, where you live, a major relationship with another, or have had to have a major rethink from an illness, injury or death to a loved one or friend.  These changes have required you to reassess where you are going and what you want in your life. Frequently, however, you will be left with the feeling that even though the changes in your life have been beneficial that they are not over, and an unsettled feeling of “unfinished business” remains.